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in this environment right now it is very difficult to handle immigration the way we should be by saying we need to keep the border secure. we also have a gigantic and balance. all of the questions do not require amnesty. you get all the economic benefits that people talk about without necessarily giving amnesty at this time. that is the position we support. this is dissipated over the last couple of weeks and months. towill be very difficult get away from the senate bill. >> it will be better for them not to act on immigration and this environment. the american people have a lot of concerns right now. unemployment is out of control. --re are some pretty areas serious issues that need to be taking care of, immigration being one of them. in the poll we released yesterday i think it was 1.5% or so who said immigration was at the top of their list. we have some pretty important issues to deal with, most notably obamacare. we should not be distracting ourselves right now with an immigration bill. >> if i could continue with immigration. -- if it is preferable that there is no immigration con
in this environment right now it is very difficult to handle immigration the way we should be by saying we need to keep the border secure. we also have a gigantic and balance. all of the questions do not require amnesty. you get all the economic benefits that people talk about without necessarily giving amnesty at this time. that is the position we support. this is dissipated over the last couple of weeks and months. towill be very difficult get away from the senate bill. >> it will be...
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the environment is constantly changing. new technologies are being implemented into the computing environment. the threats are becoming more sophisticated. and business practices are changing. at the same time, it is important that the processes that agencies implement -- the appropriate processes. based on that risk, cost effectively reduce those risks to an acceptable level. make sure they are tested and remain appropriate. if we do not assess the risk appropriately for the very beginning, has a cascading effect, in terms of other controls. >> plus, it wastes a ton of money. in the federal government, we spent $64 billion a year on i.t., and essentially 60% is wasted, because we do not contract appropriately. president bush issued hps-d7 pertaining to critical information and cybersecurity, including information sharing with the cyber sector. this was 2003, 10 years ago. it assigns dhs similar tasks to those the agency was given in 2003. what is different? >> a couple of differences is that hspd7 primarily focused on coun
the environment is constantly changing. new technologies are being implemented into the computing environment. the threats are becoming more sophisticated. and business practices are changing. at the same time, it is important that the processes that agencies implement -- the appropriate processes. based on that risk, cost effectively reduce those risks to an acceptable level. make sure they are tested and remain appropriate. if we do not assess the risk appropriately for the very beginning,...
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i am also for the environment. being in the business, i do know my company has taken structural and administrative and put them in place to clean the air up. if you were to come to the power plant i work out, we employ union workers. i am a union worker. we will lose quite a few good- paying jobs if they close this plant down without having to other plants to provide the capacity that we do to provide to the public. we also have generators. we have hydro. we used to be in the nuclear industry. i believe this is an opportunity for the democrats and republicans to seek some common ground for the workers of this country. guest: you said you were from michigan. your senator has been a friend of the environment almost all the time and he is retiring. we need to find a champion to replace him. some plants will be shutting down. it is case by case. we saw this in the recovery act . investment in new clean air does create many more new jobs. the auto industry is in your state and is made a tremendous recovery. they were re
i am also for the environment. being in the business, i do know my company has taken structural and administrative and put them in place to clean the air up. if you were to come to the power plant i work out, we employ union workers. i am a union worker. we will lose quite a few good- paying jobs if they close this plant down without having to other plants to provide the capacity that we do to provide to the public. we also have generators. we have hydro. we used to be in the nuclear industry....
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motherhood that i think we need to pay attention to and suggest conservative are adapting to a changing environment. i think during upcoming elections we'll see a subtle shift about women running for office. they might help soften the image of the republican party, the image is they're considered to be unfriendly to women's interests and so on. so, they're transforming rhetoric, the way they talk about mothers in politics might affect the republican party that way. the fourth thing i want to say, conservative women -- conservative politics cannot be fully understood without paying attention to the women active in it. that seems like a no brainer, but to look at the research is not a lot. and so, it now with palin when she ran for office it started to boom a little bit, but there has not within a lot of scholarship on that. conservative women's frames have cultural significance, they have implications how they understand women and politics, through an analysis of their activism, they get a much fuller and more nuanced of politics. finally, i want to argue, maybe in a polly anna way, from the point o
motherhood that i think we need to pay attention to and suggest conservative are adapting to a changing environment. i think during upcoming elections we'll see a subtle shift about women running for office. they might help soften the image of the republican party, the image is they're considered to be unfriendly to women's interests and so on. so, they're transforming rhetoric, the way they talk about mothers in politics might affect the republican party that way. the fourth thing i want to...
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our soldiers today operate in a most uncertain and unpredictable environment. it is the most dynamic and unpredictable i have seen in my over 36 years of service. unlike post-conflict drawdowns, where we have a termination of conflict due to a police treaty or a political decline of a -- peavece trearty or a political decline of a superpower, instead today we have 81,000 soldiers deployed, including 50,000 fighting in afghanistan, and thousands of others in kuwait, in the horn of africa. over 91,000 soldiers are stationed in over 160 countries. we have been in a continuous state of war in the last 12 years, the longest in our history. but today, in my opinion, the greatest threat to our national security is the fiscal uncertainty resulting from a lack of predictability in the budget cycle, a series of continuing resolutions, a threat of sequestration hanging over our heads, our country's inability to put its fiscal house in order compromise is the full readiness of the joint force, army, and will impact our ability to provide our security to our nation. we have
our soldiers today operate in a most uncertain and unpredictable environment. it is the most dynamic and unpredictable i have seen in my over 36 years of service. unlike post-conflict drawdowns, where we have a termination of conflict due to a police treaty or a political decline of a -- peavece trearty or a political decline of a superpower, instead today we have 81,000 soldiers deployed, including 50,000 fighting in afghanistan, and thousands of others in kuwait, in the horn of africa. over...
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and an improved policy environment. i believe that the early policies, the early fed actions, the automatic stabilizers in the tax code and the making capital available to the banks as poorly as it was done was essential to preventing the recession from getting worse flt but much of the policy since then has not been as effective as it could have been. i detail that in my testimony. the marginal tax cuts, the attempted social reengineering of the economy from energy to healthcare to financial services. whenever their intrinsic benefits and cost created a lot of uncertainty. so i think there are a lot of reasons to believe we have a different course of action is required now. in my opinion, it starts with a strong credible commitment to serious consolidation facing garagely as the economy recovers. that means it's got to be permanent and strukechurel. it requires process rules on spending and debt. progrowth tax reform lower rates on a broad base which all economist agree is desireable would be important to that effort.
and an improved policy environment. i believe that the early policies, the early fed actions, the automatic stabilizers in the tax code and the making capital available to the banks as poorly as it was done was essential to preventing the recession from getting worse flt but much of the policy since then has not been as effective as it could have been. i detail that in my testimony. the marginal tax cuts, the attempted social reengineering of the economy from energy to healthcare to financial...
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the risk is going to be a contention prone environment. the risk of these protests rekindling israel. the world cup will happen 3-4 months before the election. we can get into more details on the discussion. what is the political impact on this? i think we will see recent polls telling a much more of a shirt term -- short-term story. approval ratings going down. not necessarily being transferred to the opposition leaders. number of undecided voters increasing. a crease is a dark horse candidate. and not a political noise and volatility in the next 2-3 months. it is too soon to say that the chances of her elections have diminished the point where she will not be a candidate or she will not run. the era of presidential popularity that began in her second term, that was unusual for brazilian history standards. now she's back to the norm. the end of a super cycle presidential popularity. even where she is now, she is competitive when it comes to elections. i think that it is soon to say to make long-term predictions on this. i will end here. >
the risk is going to be a contention prone environment. the risk of these protests rekindling israel. the world cup will happen 3-4 months before the election. we can get into more details on the discussion. what is the political impact on this? i think we will see recent polls telling a much more of a shirt term -- short-term story. approval ratings going down. not necessarily being transferred to the opposition leaders. number of undecided voters increasing. a crease is a dark horse...
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they have driven themselves into an environment right now of what public opinion is not supporting it. if you are in a district that is overwhelmingly republican you are probably on the right side. all of these marginal seats, members under a numbers pressure. guest: in terms of getting a product, as congressman davis said, this was months, if not more, on the house side. guest: there is a difference between now and 1995 when we went through this last time. even though gingrich was the moving force behind government, once they decided -- once he decided to make a deal with clinton it was done. they might have done some grumbling but he could deliver. john boehner cannot live for anything at this point. there is an article today about the effect that this has had on the senator races that is coming up. now it looks like those chances are much weaker. it is not inconceivable that the democrats could take the house back. it would be a reach the way the districts are drawn. the republicans could make nancy pelosi speaker again. guest: i was in a district -- i got reelected 221. let me tel
they have driven themselves into an environment right now of what public opinion is not supporting it. if you are in a district that is overwhelmingly republican you are probably on the right side. all of these marginal seats, members under a numbers pressure. guest: in terms of getting a product, as congressman davis said, this was months, if not more, on the house side. guest: there is a difference between now and 1995 when we went through this last time. even though gingrich was the moving...
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dissecting thousands of jobs in mcgill airreserving force base, improving florida's environment. these are just some of bill consciousness. he was always willing to lend a helping hand to members of our entire state delegation with projects that were him portman in our local community. for example, he helps me to find the funds to dredge the miami river. an additionallady 30 seconds. >> thank you. to help the air force base after he was devastated by hurricane andrew, but more importantly, he was the consummate gentleman. he was principled, honest, maintaining civility with his colleagues, a trait that we no longer honor as we should. bill was an example for all of us here in congress. it was my privilege and my high honor to serve with him. what a great privilege. i think the gentleman for yielding me be time. >> time is expired. the gentleman from florida reserves. the gentlelady from florida is wrecking my spare >> to i feared i would like to yield three minutes to the gentleman from maryland, the with mr. oho yer. >> the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. >> thank you
dissecting thousands of jobs in mcgill airreserving force base, improving florida's environment. these are just some of bill consciousness. he was always willing to lend a helping hand to members of our entire state delegation with projects that were him portman in our local community. for example, he helps me to find the funds to dredge the miami river. an additionallady 30 seconds. >> thank you. to help the air force base after he was devastated by hurricane andrew, but more...
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the imply menation of it going back to last january and we said what is it we can do to change the environment for women so it's no longer a matter of implementalist that i'm doing something a little bit better. doing something very powerful to unleash the power of women. when we first won the house in 2006 and 2007 we were thinking about survival of people because as congresswoman barb said so much had not been done for a number of years so that 16r8 and when president obama became president, that success, taking people to a higher level, and then we were on the mission to have it transferred not only to be survival success but to be about transformation to take people to another height and anything that you dyeded to do, mimi, the women that you see and did nell, the things that you decide to do and i harken back to our founders and forbearers 165 years ago so we decided what would the particular issues be? so we had a series of meetings around the country, east coast, west coast and everything in in between. what would it be. we had the hearing as senator barb said, remarkable. then the vio
the imply menation of it going back to last january and we said what is it we can do to change the environment for women so it's no longer a matter of implementalist that i'm doing something a little bit better. doing something very powerful to unleash the power of women. when we first won the house in 2006 and 2007 we were thinking about survival of people because as congresswoman barb said so much had not been done for a number of years so that 16r8 and when president obama became president,...
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bring the natural world and the man-made world harmony, to bring youthfulness, delight, to our whole environment and that, of course, only begins with trees .nd flowers and landscaping talkingbird johnson about
bring the natural world and the man-made world harmony, to bring youthfulness, delight, to our whole environment and that, of course, only begins with trees .nd flowers and landscaping talkingbird johnson about
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they have driven themselves into an environment right now of what public opinion is not supporting it. if you are in a district that is overwhelmingly republican you are probably on the right side. all of these marginal seats, members under a numbers pressure. guest: in terms of getting a product, as congressman davis said, this was months, if not more, on the house side. guest: there is a difference between now and 1995 when we went through this last time. even though gingrich was the moving force behind government, once they decided -- once he decided to make a deal with clinton it was done. they might have done some grumbling but he could deliver. john boehner cannot live for anything at this point. there is an article today about the effect that this has had on the senator races that is coming up. now it looks like those chances are much weaker. it is not inconceivable that the democrats could take the house back. it would be a reach the way the districts are drawn. the republicans could make nancy pelosi speaker again. guest: i was in a district -- i got reelected 221. let me tel
they have driven themselves into an environment right now of what public opinion is not supporting it. if you are in a district that is overwhelmingly republican you are probably on the right side. all of these marginal seats, members under a numbers pressure. guest: in terms of getting a product, as congressman davis said, this was months, if not more, on the house side. guest: there is a difference between now and 1995 when we went through this last time. even though gingrich was the moving...
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you the budget committee and iv environment of public works committee. and both of us have worked hard to get important bills through the united states senate. you the budget of the united states of america, and for me, the water resources development act, which deals with making sure that the infrastructure around our water is found. 500,000 jobs go along with it. and yours is critical because you attack the issue of jobs and deficits and the rest. so it seems to me, and i want to know if my friend agrees with me, that there is an agenda that the house republican house can embrace to deal with what really is concerning the american people. , theas taking your bill budget bill, to conference after they went out and campaigned all over the country saying we did not want a budget, we passed a budget, and now they're stopping the budget. picking up and passing the water resources bill, passing their own version of it. certainly dealing with copperheads of immigration reform, which is critical, and i was disheartened to see speaker boehner say -- i'm not tha
you the budget committee and iv environment of public works committee. and both of us have worked hard to get important bills through the united states senate. you the budget of the united states of america, and for me, the water resources development act, which deals with making sure that the infrastructure around our water is found. 500,000 jobs go along with it. and yours is critical because you attack the issue of jobs and deficits and the rest. so it seems to me, and i want to know if my...
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already heard, he concluded his remarks here with is wonderful statement- my faith and hope, sure and environment, that in the days to come, the british and american peoples will for their own safety and for the good of all walk together side- by-side in majesty, injustice, and in peace." mr. speaker, this bust is a symbol that his hope is still being realized for the benefit of this and for future generations and his memory remains a beacon for free men and free women everywhere. thank you very much. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, play stand as the chaplain of united states senate, dr. barry like gives the benediction. -- dr. barry black gives the benediction. >> let us pray- eternal lord god, the giver of every good and perfect gift, we thank you for this bust that reminds us of the power of a single life. lord, thank you for the gift of example rate lives, for people like sir winston churchill, who left indelible footprints for us to follow. you that sir winston served your purpose is for his generation, leaving wiser, andreer, safer. life, mayy his great we push back the horizons of our
already heard, he concluded his remarks here with is wonderful statement- my faith and hope, sure and environment, that in the days to come, the british and american peoples will for their own safety and for the good of all walk together side- by-side in majesty, injustice, and in peace." mr. speaker, this bust is a symbol that his hope is still being realized for the benefit of this and for future generations and his memory remains a beacon for free men and free women everywhere. thank...
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and unfortunately today, in the environment and the atmosphere in this body, in this institution, in the congress, there seems to be not much view that this is a problem and one that we have the opportunity, the capacity and the ability to do something about. and what we lack, as you've said so often, in the past is the will, the political will to do something. and we are highlighting tonight the severe, the immoral cuts made to anti-hunger and nutrition programs. and particularly the food stamp program in the house farm bill. and again, as you pointed out, millions of families, they're struggling in this economy. we've had the worst recession since the great depression. and people are trying to survive. we're looking at an unemployment rate that is 7.5%, we are looking at incomes which are not increasing, but wages that are decreasing. and why we would pick this oment, this moment to -- really to throw more people into poverty, and you can take a look at all kinds of statistics, and i'll quote some in a few minutes, that talk about the food stamp program and how it has kept people f
and unfortunately today, in the environment and the atmosphere in this body, in this institution, in the congress, there seems to be not much view that this is a problem and one that we have the opportunity, the capacity and the ability to do something about. and what we lack, as you've said so often, in the past is the will, the political will to do something. and we are highlighting tonight the severe, the immoral cuts made to anti-hunger and nutrition programs. and particularly the food...
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it would also be good for the environment. because by using bigger tows you're burning less fuel to ship the same amount of goods. and shipping by barge, in the inland waterways, is by far the most fuel-efficient method of transportation compared to either rail or trucking. so clearly for all of those reasons, we need to get this bill passed, we need it for -- remember my three issues? jobs, jobs, jobs. for southern illinois, for the region, for the nation. i yield back to the gentleman from california. mr. garamendi: thank you very much. sometimes i want to call you congressman, sometimes i want to call you general. but always we want to say that you really know the mississippi, you've served there in the national guard, providing the protection to the people. and to have a very good sense of what's necessary in that part of illinois and beyond. as you were talking about, the issues of moving goods and services up and down the great mississippi river system, ohio, missouri and the other rivers, there's about 1 -- $1.4 trillio
it would also be good for the environment. because by using bigger tows you're burning less fuel to ship the same amount of goods. and shipping by barge, in the inland waterways, is by far the most fuel-efficient method of transportation compared to either rail or trucking. so clearly for all of those reasons, we need to get this bill passed, we need it for -- remember my three issues? jobs, jobs, jobs. for southern illinois, for the region, for the nation. i yield back to the gentleman from...
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it's a very tough environment to do business. callers have a natural suspicion of, why do we get involved in a syrian civil war? we have an interest in it because they are right on the border with israel. you can't have a stockpile of chemical weapons right on the border of our most trusted ally, certainly in the region, anymore than if we had chemical weapons pointed at as in mexico of that degree. ande is a link between iran their desire to have a nuclear weapon. something had to be done in syria. president obama's handling of it was unusual. i don't know if the war college is going to study it as a case study in future years of how to do business, but he got a pretty good result out of it. if we can truly rid syria of chemical weapons and at least give the rebels a chance to eventually overthrow assad, which is more and more unlikely as days go by, at least we did something and stood up for the issue of chemical weapons. it's not enough for some people, too much for others. the president got it right in syria. thinkdoes this p
it's a very tough environment to do business. callers have a natural suspicion of, why do we get involved in a syrian civil war? we have an interest in it because they are right on the border with israel. you can't have a stockpile of chemical weapons right on the border of our most trusted ally, certainly in the region, anymore than if we had chemical weapons pointed at as in mexico of that degree. ande is a link between iran their desire to have a nuclear weapon. something had to be done in...
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environment, is where our nation needs to be. a thin, virtual cloud environment. it offers great capabilities for the future. patchingink about these tables. if we were just to pass cars around and we do started to patch, how long it would take should we get those cards amongst all the tables. then think about 15,000 enclaves trying to patch their networks at network speed. a series of system administrators that work for each enclave, what is the probability somebody will make a mistake? one. 100%. or, that they will be too long and the adversary will find that vulnerability and penetrate the system? the way we are set up today is not where we need to be. youhe thin virtual cloud, could essentially fixed the entire network within a few minutes. that out, do all the patching, all the vulnerability scanning and everything you needed, in a few minutes. be done centrally and you could remove humans in the loop and put them where they need to be in protecting the networks. there are other things you could do in this as well. by having a thin virtual system is a, each s
environment, is where our nation needs to be. a thin, virtual cloud environment. it offers great capabilities for the future. patchingink about these tables. if we were just to pass cars around and we do started to patch, how long it would take should we get those cards amongst all the tables. then think about 15,000 enclaves trying to patch their networks at network speed. a series of system administrators that work for each enclave, what is the probability somebody will make a mistake? one....
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in this environment, this economy, these people will never man up and woman up and do that kind of thing because it would be perceived as kicking the poor. they are afraid of their own shadow. if you took a phone book and took the top 535 people out of the phone book, 90% of the people would say we only have this much money, let's figure out how to do this, they would figure it out in about a week toward because of these people here, that never happens. host: speaking of politics, a tweet -- how will tim scott vote? not sure of the politics here. guest: they're talking about the recent appointee of nikki haley in south carolina. he strikes me as the type of person that would vote against it because he is a fairly conservative republican. host: he will be replacing jim demint in the senate, who is stepping down. jim demint, one of three that did not vote last night. guest: i do not know if that means he was not here, or he abstained. -engine, -- i imagine he could not have voted to support this. host: donna, independent caller. caller: my concern is that i am basically lost in the cracks.
in this environment, this economy, these people will never man up and woman up and do that kind of thing because it would be perceived as kicking the poor. they are afraid of their own shadow. if you took a phone book and took the top 535 people out of the phone book, 90% of the people would say we only have this much money, let's figure out how to do this, they would figure it out in about a week toward because of these people here, that never happens. host: speaking of politics, a tweet --...
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rules that protect human, health and the environment. that's why the white house has said that the president would veto this bill if it got to him. last congress this house, under republican leadership, they know how to dress but they don't know how to legislate. the republicans voted over 300 times to roll back environmental laws. nearly half of these votes were efforts to block e.p.a. rules. the house voted to block e.p.a. standards for mercury, a serious toxin, and other air pollutants that are similarly poisonous from power plants and incinerators. the house voted to strip e.p.a. of authority to set water quality standards. the house even voted to overturn e.p.a.'s scientific finding that carbon pollution endangers health and the environment. the problem that the republicans face is if the public doesn't want more air and water pollution, they don't support these efforts. they are attacks on public health standards that protect our kids and our seniors, the public doesn't want to weaken the clean air act or the clean water act or the
rules that protect human, health and the environment. that's why the white house has said that the president would veto this bill if it got to him. last congress this house, under republican leadership, they know how to dress but they don't know how to legislate. the republicans voted over 300 times to roll back environmental laws. nearly half of these votes were efforts to block e.p.a. rules. the house voted to block e.p.a. standards for mercury, a serious toxin, and other air pollutants that...
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this bill is a pro-jobs, pro-environment, anti-bureaucracy bill. if you want progress instead of process, protection instead of politics, and jobs instead of a continued uncertainty, vote for this bill. we find ourselves in this morass of regulatory uncertainty because the existing approach to environmental regulation. this bill presents a new approach that will reduce the inefficiencies of our federal rule making process by setting a national standard in the statute and charging the states with implementation. if you support protecting jobs and preserving state rights and trust your state environmental regulators to protect our communities, you need to support this bill and vote yes on final passage. with this, mr. chairman, i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. waxman: mr. chairman, i yield myself such time as i may consume. day the house is considering legislation to block e.p.a. from acting to ensure the toxic coal ash is safely disposed of. the coal ash is the resu
this bill is a pro-jobs, pro-environment, anti-bureaucracy bill. if you want progress instead of process, protection instead of politics, and jobs instead of a continued uncertainty, vote for this bill. we find ourselves in this morass of regulatory uncertainty because the existing approach to environmental regulation. this bill presents a new approach that will reduce the inefficiencies of our federal rule making process by setting a national standard in the statute and charging the states...
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over the environment. host: focus on car lanes, logging, and marijuana. i guess you think about the aunt -- is a lot cutting costs or things you'll come to watching government in action? caller: it is just common sense. there are so many things we can do to help of the common man. get rid of that hov lane, they can put two more lanes in there. one lane off to the side, and the body to go it did the rest of the day but in the morning when people are trying to get to work it is all back up of the one lane is going through. if the gas is so dang expensive -- here's another one. get rid of the oxygenated fuel that makes the gas more expensive. we all have catalytic converters and all of the emissions control in our cars, so, we don't need all the extra stuff and a fuel. they just -- we have the big problem in the gas -- with a gas in the past. remember, when the gas went way up when the pipeline broke in arizona, the government backed ban, janet napolitano, she listed -- lifted that and it is of the gas could
over the environment. host: focus on car lanes, logging, and marijuana. i guess you think about the aunt -- is a lot cutting costs or things you'll come to watching government in action? caller: it is just common sense. there are so many things we can do to help of the common man. get rid of that hov lane, they can put two more lanes in there. one lane off to the side, and the body to go it did the rest of the day but in the morning when people are trying to get to work it is all back up of the...
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environment, is where our nation needs to be. a thin, virtual cloud environment. and it offers some great capabilities for the future. first, in patching. think about patching these tables if we were just pass card around and everybody started to patch and you did what was said on the cards how long it would take to distribute those cards amongst all these tables. then think about 15,000 enclaves trying to patch their networks at network speed. by a series of system administrators that work for enclave, what is the probability that somebody will make a mistake? one. it's 100%. or that they'll be too long and the adversary will find that vulnerability and penetrate the system? so the way we're set up today . not where we need to be in the thin virtual cloud you could essentially fix the entire network within a few minutes. you could push that out, do all the patching, all the vulnerabilities, scanning and everything you need in a few minutes. could be done centrally and you could remove the humans from the loop in that and put where they need to be in protecting th
environment, is where our nation needs to be. a thin, virtual cloud environment. and it offers some great capabilities for the future. first, in patching. think about patching these tables if we were just pass card around and everybody started to patch and you did what was said on the cards how long it would take to distribute those cards amongst all these tables. then think about 15,000 enclaves trying to patch their networks at network speed. by a series of system administrators that work for...
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need to pay attention to and it suggest that conservative actors are actually adapting to a changing environment. in the upcoming elections, we may see a subtle shift. and it might help to soften the image of the republican party. it has been shown to be much more masculinized, less friendly to women's interest, and so on. the way they talk about mothers in politics might affect the republican party in that way. conservative politics cannot be fully understood without paying attention to the women active in it. this seems like a no-brainer, but if you look at the amount of research on conservative women, there is not a lot. with palin running for office, etc. to bloom a little bit. but there has not been a lot of scholarship on that. and there is cultural significance. through an analysis of their activism, we gain a much fuller and nuanced understanding of the conservative movement politics. finally, i want to argue, maybe in a pollyannish way, there is an important message sent about the need to pay attention to women's rights and recognition of women's wide-ranging abilities. and of course, i
need to pay attention to and it suggest that conservative actors are actually adapting to a changing environment. in the upcoming elections, we may see a subtle shift. and it might help to soften the image of the republican party. it has been shown to be much more masculinized, less friendly to women's interest, and so on. the way they talk about mothers in politics might affect the republican party in that way. conservative politics cannot be fully understood without paying attention to the...
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we're talking about a totally different environment, the domestic environment. but beyond that, what we're looking for is legislation that can, if necessary, put in statute that clarity of roles and responsibilities now contained in the e.o. so that is preserved moving forward. a bill that looks at the basis -- basic standards that we need. a bill that addresses fisma to one that embodies continuous diagnostics in real time and increased research and development among other things. as we kind of lay out the topics under the umbrella cyber security, information sharing is very important. real time information sharing is critical but it is not the only concern we have in this arena. >> thank you. secretary gallagher. >> i think it is hard to add to that answer but cyber security does not lend itself to simple solutions. in the example that you gave, even with information sharing where you're going to provide threat information to the private sector they have to have the capacity to act on that information. to do that it involves the standards and the technology th
we're talking about a totally different environment, the domestic environment. but beyond that, what we're looking for is legislation that can, if necessary, put in statute that clarity of roles and responsibilities now contained in the e.o. so that is preserved moving forward. a bill that looks at the basis -- basic standards that we need. a bill that addresses fisma to one that embodies continuous diagnostics in real time and increased research and development among other things. as we kind...
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the physical environment has also changed radically since the mid-2000 hot. many of these new technologies are being discussed are much more expensive than the conventional trident system was, and it is coming at a time of severe downward pressure on the defense budget. for all of those reasons, changes in technology, changes in the physical environment, changes in the nature of the threat, and in most importantly, because it upon them -- the obama admin street has indicated they want to move to acquisition, to actually buy one of these systems in the not-too- distant future, it seems as it were it is examining the whole concept of a global strike. let me tell you what this report is not, and this is something that george has mentioned. this report is not an argument for or against acquiring conventional prompt global strike. it is not an argument against or for any particular conventional global strike system. what it does aim to do is to raise a series of issues that i think have not had adequate consideration. almost all of my recommendations that i make a
the physical environment has also changed radically since the mid-2000 hot. many of these new technologies are being discussed are much more expensive than the conventional trident system was, and it is coming at a time of severe downward pressure on the defense budget. for all of those reasons, changes in technology, changes in the physical environment, changes in the nature of the threat, and in most importantly, because it upon them -- the obama admin street has indicated they want to move...
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they are used to this political environment in a way that other candidates, like john mccain, do be, even though john mccain has a ton of followers. >> in a campaign, the last reporter with a blackberry, and i do not know how this is going to work for him. it will be fascinating. >> i do not see that as tenable. >> anymore questions? >> hi. great talk. very interesting. welcome to the new hampshire institute of politics. >> thank you. >> so if i am understanding this correctly, you are saying twitter is really influencing what people are putting on the news, and it is starting with twitter, and if that is the case, because i believe it is, because i use twitter, cnn breaking news, it notifies me, and i do not even have to turn on the news. mandela passed away. i wish i had the time, but not during finals, but if that is the case, do you think, especially with our generation -- i mean, we have a lot of different types of students here who do watch the news, but i know that there are many in their early 20's who are using their phones and twitter and facebook may be as a means of getti
they are used to this political environment in a way that other candidates, like john mccain, do be, even though john mccain has a ton of followers. >> in a campaign, the last reporter with a blackberry, and i do not know how this is going to work for him. it will be fascinating. >> i do not see that as tenable. >> anymore questions? >> hi. great talk. very interesting. welcome to the new hampshire institute of politics. >> thank you. >> so if i am...
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we have to change this environment. we have to take these cuts and they get home at the kitchen table of our families, where in many cases women are single- parent homes, and it is not only bad for them, but for our economy. i have said earlier, i was just saying sequestration equals unemployment. i am proud of congresswomen velazquez's committee. louise slaughter of the rules committee has been such a leader on these issues. we talked about that chair of the science and technology committee, the list goes on of leadership. and one of the ranking members of this very important exclusive committee in the house, maxine waters will report to us on the testimony in her committee yesterday. this is about the economy. we talked specifically out about how it affects people and women in particular, but could you tell us what came from your committee yesterday. >> certainly. thank you very much, leader pelosi. i find that we appear to be coming to this room more and more as women, as you lead us in addressing many of the issues
we have to change this environment. we have to take these cuts and they get home at the kitchen table of our families, where in many cases women are single- parent homes, and it is not only bad for them, but for our economy. i have said earlier, i was just saying sequestration equals unemployment. i am proud of congresswomen velazquez's committee. louise slaughter of the rules committee has been such a leader on these issues. we talked about that chair of the science and technology committee,...
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the current fiscal environment demands that we look at these costs. roughlyly one-third of the fiscal year 2014 budget request. in this budget, the department is submitting a new package of military compensation proposals including a modest slowing of the growth of military pay by implementing a 1% pay raise for service members in 2014. the department is seeking additional changes to the tricare program in the f.y. 2014 budget to bring the beneficiaries cost share closer to the levels envisioned when the program was first implemented. these changes which have the strong support of the joint chiefs of staff save about $1.4 billion in f.y. 2014 and total of $12.8 billion over the next five years. i'm committed as well as all the leadership at the pentagon to working in partnership with congress and all stakeholders to implement needed reforms because current fiscal realities demand we make tough decisions that have been did he ferd in the past. the longer we put this off, the harder it's going to be particularly the uncertainty that exists about future
the current fiscal environment demands that we look at these costs. roughlyly one-third of the fiscal year 2014 budget request. in this budget, the department is submitting a new package of military compensation proposals including a modest slowing of the growth of military pay by implementing a 1% pay raise for service members in 2014. the department is seeking additional changes to the tricare program in the f.y. 2014 budget to bring the beneficiaries cost share closer to the levels...
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about the media environment in egypt. this report is short compilation of all our work on monitoring the egyptian press, violations since morsi took over in june, 2012. we have had more than 40 different releases and commentary about press violations, about press issues in egypt, and we conducted an assessment mission led by our xecutive director to cairo where we met with more than 15 people from across the spectrum, n.g.o.'s, government and opposition, to assess their perception of press freedom under president morsi. since then we have been planning to issue the report and original date was june 30. and you know what happened then. so we decided to wait a little bit and see if there is anything to add about the -- that resulted in a whole chapter. you'll find it in the second chapter we call military censorship. in that chapter and in morsi chapter we tried as much as possible to assess different things. one is the legal environment. and this is our biggest finding is that yes, egypt had revolution. several interim gov
about the media environment in egypt. this report is short compilation of all our work on monitoring the egyptian press, violations since morsi took over in june, 2012. we have had more than 40 different releases and commentary about press violations, about press issues in egypt, and we conducted an assessment mission led by our xecutive director to cairo where we met with more than 15 people from across the spectrum, n.g.o.'s, government and opposition, to assess their perception of press...
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entrepreneurs, how we can help young people get an education, how we can do the things necessary to create an environment for small businesses to flourish. and commit to that agenda. then, if the people are kind enough to give us a majority, inactive. we have to be four things rather than against. it does not help to be against obama. >> does it cause you grief? i was listening to the afl-cio folks earlier today. there are a lot of components of immigration reform that you are on completely the same page together. i think that gives ted crews heartburn. but you are fine with that, it seems. >> we have a tough negotiations ahead of us. one of the toughest parts that we have not resolved is this whole issue of the guest workers. high-tech workers, no problem. somebody has a ph.d. from mit, he want to stay, god bless you. but when we get into agricultural jobs and low- skilled workers, the devil is in the details. under what conditions can we have a low-skilled worker who is not a resident citizen in this country, and work? that is a really tough issue between us and the unions. we have good negotiators. we
entrepreneurs, how we can help young people get an education, how we can do the things necessary to create an environment for small businesses to flourish. and commit to that agenda. then, if the people are kind enough to give us a majority, inactive. we have to be four things rather than against. it does not help to be against obama. >> does it cause you grief? i was listening to the afl-cio folks earlier today. there are a lot of components of immigration reform that you are on...
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it is the ability of her leaders to operate in this environment, -- our leaders to operate in this environment and be able to move through this. what i have learned in the last 10 years is, it is not about what happened. it is about why it happened. once you figure out why it happened, you can come up with the right combination of solutions to fix the problem. we need to think about that. those are the kinds of things. >> you, sir, in the fourth row. >> general, thank you for your service. i run a campaign on the importance of k-12 geography education. the campaign has been endorsed i to former defense secretary's, -- by to former defense secretary's. do you think in thinking of the army of the future that the leadership of the education system here in the us is doing enough to prepare students? >> one of the big problems we have right now it's about out of the population only 19% to 23% is qualified to come into the army of a young population. that is terrible. that is about the development of our youth, element across a rod spectrum. those who get -- rod spectrum. it is about physical fitnes
it is the ability of her leaders to operate in this environment, -- our leaders to operate in this environment and be able to move through this. what i have learned in the last 10 years is, it is not about what happened. it is about why it happened. once you figure out why it happened, you can come up with the right combination of solutions to fix the problem. we need to think about that. those are the kinds of things. >> you, sir, in the fourth row. >> general, thank you for your...
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in that environment it's a lot harder for them to compromise. >> thank you, mr. president. this week the president of china has visited several of the asian countries you were going to visit and had to skip because of the shutdown. he's also taken a big role at a summit both of which your administration has made a pretty big priority of as part of the broader asian -- does china benefit from the chaos in washington? then more broadly, you said in general that this hurts the reputation of the united states overseas. are there specific things that you can point to where you already have seen some damage? and one that occurs to me is the trade deal you tried to do in asia. the leaders today announced they still want to wrap it up but they no longer are able to say they want to wrap it up by the end of this year. had you been there do you think could you have gotten that additional push? >> i think that's a great example. we don't know, but it didn't help that i wasn't there. to make sure that we went ahead and closed a trade deal that would open up markets and create jobs for
in that environment it's a lot harder for them to compromise. >> thank you, mr. president. this week the president of china has visited several of the asian countries you were going to visit and had to skip because of the shutdown. he's also taken a big role at a summit both of which your administration has made a pretty big priority of as part of the broader asian -- does china benefit from the chaos in washington? then more broadly, you said in general that this hurts the reputation of...
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the border patrol is actually the ones that care about the environment. drug cartels don't at all. this is an endangered species and it was cut down there to stop east-west access on the only road that has allowed the border patrol to follow in that area. is a temporary sensor device in a wilderness area. the border patrol wanted to move it from point a to point b, it took them six months to get approval by the land manager in that area before they could back the truck up because the land manager was not happy with the border patrol being in his wilderness territory, and the law was on the side of the land manager not on the side of the border pa -- patrol. the senate has tried to say that they are coming up with a compromised solution to increase border security. in actuality they have done just the opposite. they have put language in there that says homeland security sector can notwithstanding any law, require certainle elements be built in this particular area. that allows the secretary of the homeland security to have the political discretion on whether to do it or not. it allo
the border patrol is actually the ones that care about the environment. drug cartels don't at all. this is an endangered species and it was cut down there to stop east-west access on the only road that has allowed the border patrol to follow in that area. is a temporary sensor device in a wilderness area. the border patrol wanted to move it from point a to point b, it took them six months to get approval by the land manager in that area before they could back the truck up because the land...
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it was this pressure cooker environment that archibald cox takes a long and lonely walk from the offices on k street to this building at the national press club. that is where the title of the book comes from. i wanted to read this excerpt because i went with them to retrace the steps. for me, it is one of the most special parts of the book. a government car was supposed to drive archie and others to the national press club. it got lost in the confusion and never arrived. let's walk, archie said. they never allow the staff to see him upset. on this saturday, his face looked lifeless. through mcpherson square, they glanced momentarily at the white house glinting under the october sky. the president of the u.s. sat inside thinking strategy and waiting for the press conference. would this tour the country into more of a confused state? it was a crisp, sunny day. they had turned orange and rainbows, chili and yellow in anticipation of another bleak winter. archie used the time to compose himself. for me, it was not an easy trip to make. there was no doubt that he had to insist on compliance
it was this pressure cooker environment that archibald cox takes a long and lonely walk from the offices on k street to this building at the national press club. that is where the title of the book comes from. i wanted to read this excerpt because i went with them to retrace the steps. for me, it is one of the most special parts of the book. a government car was supposed to drive archie and others to the national press club. it got lost in the confusion and never arrived. let's walk, archie...
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there is no question they are all difficult given the current environment, and some of these, especially the comprehensive immigration reform bill and a budget bill, these are big items and they require bipartisan support. but we have seen that already in the senate when it comes to immigration reform. we have seen it at least in conversations that the president has had with republicans on budget issues. when it comes to immigration reform, which is a big item to be sure, we are confident department if that bill that passed the senate were put on the floor of the house today, it would win a majority of the house. and i think that it would win significant republican votes, because i think there are many republicans who agree that comprehensive immigration reform would help our economy, would make our middle class more secure, would make us more competitive around the globe when it comes to entrepreneurship and harnessing the talent of immigrants who come here and study and should be able to stay here to start businesses if we properly reform our immigration system, and who are interested
there is no question they are all difficult given the current environment, and some of these, especially the comprehensive immigration reform bill and a budget bill, these are big items and they require bipartisan support. but we have seen that already in the senate when it comes to immigration reform. we have seen it at least in conversations that the president has had with republicans on budget issues. when it comes to immigration reform, which is a big item to be sure, we are confident...
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i want a third-party that cares about the environment. while we talking about these disasters after the fact, and i have are the case -- articles where this professor had come up with seaweed -- a solution for biofuel. thee was another one about impact of fresh water. i do not see anyone on c-span talking about the environment, attacking this before the disasters happened. this is our top priority. nevermind these other topics coming up, this back-and-forth with the republicans. planet.to save this i want to see action taken and i want people on c-span, leaves, talking about the environment. if you could get this profession from the unit -- professor from the university of connecticut on. he seems like a smart man. host: we will take that under advisement. is this part of why you did this report in the first place? guest: thank you for the question. we are making slow progress in reducing carbon and other pollution responsible for climate change. since 2005, we are about 40% of the way things -- to our 2020 reduction goal thanks to presid
i want a third-party that cares about the environment. while we talking about these disasters after the fact, and i have are the case -- articles where this professor had come up with seaweed -- a solution for biofuel. thee was another one about impact of fresh water. i do not see anyone on c-span talking about the environment, attacking this before the disasters happened. this is our top priority. nevermind these other topics coming up, this back-and-forth with the republicans. planet.to save...
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we have to change in this environment. take these cuts and they get home at the kitchen table of our families, where in many cases women are single- parent homes, and it is not only bad for them, but for our economy. i have said earlier, i was just saying sequestration equals unemployment. i am proud of congresswomen , lesquez's committee slaughter of the rules committee has been such a leader on these issues. we talked about that chair of the science and technology committee, the list goes on of leadership. and one of the ranking members of this very important exclusive committee in the house, maxine waters come and report to us on the testimony in her committee yesterday. this is about the economy. we talked specifically out about how it affects people and women in particular, but could you tell us what came from your committee yesterday. >> certainly. thank you very much, leader policy. i find that we appeared to be coming to this room more and more as women, as you leave us in addressing many of the issues that are are
we have to change in this environment. take these cuts and they get home at the kitchen table of our families, where in many cases women are single- parent homes, and it is not only bad for them, but for our economy. i have said earlier, i was just saying sequestration equals unemployment. i am proud of congresswomen , lesquez's committee slaughter of the rules committee has been such a leader on these issues. we talked about that chair of the science and technology committee, the list goes on...
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it can be tempting to wonder if we still have room for leaders like tom, the environment, the media, the way districts are drawn, the pressures that those of us in elected office are under somehow preclude the possibility of that brand of leadership. well, i believe we have to find our way back there. now, more than ever. america needs public servants who are willing to place from solving ahead of politics. as the letter that president clinton held up indicates, the history of the crime bill shows. we are sent here to do what is right. sometimes, doing what is right is hard. it is not free. and yet, that is the measure of leadership. it is important for us who feel that responsibility to fight for a cause to recognize our cause is not advanced if we cannot also try to achieve ompromise. the same way our founders sought it. as a vital part of our democracy. the very thing that makes our system of self-government possible. that is what tom foley believed. that is what he embodied. that is the legacy that shines rightly today. on the last day he presided as speaker, he described what it
it can be tempting to wonder if we still have room for leaders like tom, the environment, the media, the way districts are drawn, the pressures that those of us in elected office are under somehow preclude the possibility of that brand of leadership. well, i believe we have to find our way back there. now, more than ever. america needs public servants who are willing to place from solving ahead of politics. as the letter that president clinton held up indicates, the history of the crime bill...
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i think an area of spending and we can cut is the money for the arts, control of the environment, and i think this ought to be in the justice department. host: we will go to carl. caller: i believe this is about a monopoly on the common man. when they borrow from social security and medicaid to finance these wars, that is what put us in that particular position. it was a republican president that had done it. we need to go back to realizing cuts on home? what are the cuts going to do? how will they affect the common people? how will they affect the common class? host: we will keep getting your thoughts. while we wait for democrats to come to be microphones before that happens first from today's "washington journal" our interview with his thoughts on this deal that was approved in the early hours. >> he is the washington reporter for the nation. what do you think of this deal that was reached earlier this morning? >> what happened was one of the biggest measures the average to close the long term debt. yet the bush tax cut officially expired. you had the sequestered technically go into
i think an area of spending and we can cut is the money for the arts, control of the environment, and i think this ought to be in the justice department. host: we will go to carl. caller: i believe this is about a monopoly on the common man. when they borrow from social security and medicaid to finance these wars, that is what put us in that particular position. it was a republican president that had done it. we need to go back to realizing cuts on home? what are the cuts going to do? how will...
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this environment of brinksmanship has reached its boiling point, and the current threats of default are already resonating and creating signs of uncertainty in national and international markets. consumer confidence is now at an all year low while interest rates continue to climb and the ongoing gridlock is estimated to cost taxpayers almost $19 billion in extra interest. even foreign debt holders are demanding more collateral due to the uncertainty on whether america can even meet its financial obligations. a substantial segment of the u.s. h.h.c. membership does business abroad and is impacted by both the health of our national and the international economy. it is no secret that if congress allows the united states to default on its debt, the economic consequences would be nothing short of catastrophic. what happens in the united states doesn't only affect our nation. it impacts all of the countries that rely on the stability and the well-being of our american economy. recently, mexico and brazil, the two largest economies in latin america and two very important trading partners, saw
this environment of brinksmanship has reached its boiling point, and the current threats of default are already resonating and creating signs of uncertainty in national and international markets. consumer confidence is now at an all year low while interest rates continue to climb and the ongoing gridlock is estimated to cost taxpayers almost $19 billion in extra interest. even foreign debt holders are demanding more collateral due to the uncertainty on whether america can even meet its...
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under budget because the bidding environment is incredibly row- government at the moment. the question i have to my fellow governors on both sides is whether we are doing everything thisssibly can to see prevail in the issue of transportation in this nation? i have flushed democrats and republican congressman, that from trips to china and elsewhere and marvel at the -- ofof in the structure infrastructure. marveled at how fast trains moved in china. marveled at the rate of how fast trains are being built. yet in the financial environment where we can bring those products to our states at a reasonably of way, we are squandering this opportunity. is there anything else that we could do to be heard on this issue? we want to be that bipartisan voice that is so seldom heard on washington on this issue. >> anyone care to respond to that? >> you want a response, governor? you mention common sense. i do not know if that is always in the political arena. we have decreased our spending by 500% in utah. we have wrapped up the opportunity. we have been in a fiscal decision to do that.
under budget because the bidding environment is incredibly row- government at the moment. the question i have to my fellow governors on both sides is whether we are doing everything thisssibly can to see prevail in the issue of transportation in this nation? i have flushed democrats and republican congressman, that from trips to china and elsewhere and marvel at the -- ofof in the structure infrastructure. marveled at how fast trains moved in china. marveled at the rate of how fast trains are...
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caller: of want to say to the professor of appreciate your discussion in the partisan environment. what really has to happen now to begin to unlock gridlock we see in congress and potentially between the senate and congress that gets meaningful legislation moving? guest: congress has succeeded more than people think in the last 15 or 20 years at passing major legislation. they have done a lot of big things. you can list them off. from health care reform, the dodd-frank bill, setting up a new department of dhs, changing the bankruptcy laws. congress has been effective from an historical standpoint in passing major legislation since the mid 1990's. the problem congress has is resolving the kind of budget impasses we see now, keeping the ordinary functioning of the government, funding dod on a regular basis. those are the problems in congress, and getting the basic stuff. it is not really doing big things. host: michael has this point. senator reid is afraid to bring legislation to the floor that will cause his members to have to make difficult votes. re-election is important. guest:
caller: of want to say to the professor of appreciate your discussion in the partisan environment. what really has to happen now to begin to unlock gridlock we see in congress and potentially between the senate and congress that gets meaningful legislation moving? guest: congress has succeeded more than people think in the last 15 or 20 years at passing major legislation. they have done a lot of big things. you can list them off. from health care reform, the dodd-frank bill, setting up a new...
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if we do not take significant action as partners, it will continue to threaten not only our environment and communities but as our friends in the caribbean and other island nations now, it will threaten potentially our entire way of life, certainly bears. the challenge of climate change will cost us far more. for its negative impact, and the investment we need to make today in order to meet the challenge. every economic model shows that ended we shy away. our economies have yet to factor in the monetary costs of doing nothing or doing too little. effects thatng drugs can have on farmers' harvests. andr every hurricane tropical storm that leaves a trail of destruction in their wake. notcost of fires that did earn us versus lee and frequently as they do today because of the increased dryness. the increasing signs of less of water for the himalayas as the glaciers shrink and therefore as the great rivers of china and other countries on one side and india on the other are threatened, as billions of people see their food and food security affected among these are real challenges and they are
if we do not take significant action as partners, it will continue to threaten not only our environment and communities but as our friends in the caribbean and other island nations now, it will threaten potentially our entire way of life, certainly bears. the challenge of climate change will cost us far more. for its negative impact, and the investment we need to make today in order to meet the challenge. every economic model shows that ended we shy away. our economies have yet to factor in the...
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in an environment -- in an environment where uncertainty permeates, the necessary collaborative effort necessary in our country to ensure the safety and security of our american lives, it is also a necessary certainty we honor and protect the memories of those citizens with dignity and respect. agent for almost 35 years, my life continues to be dedicated to contributing to improving american security. asad the honor of serving director of the united states secret service under presidents bush and obama. as director, i learned and understood the importance of having authority and organizational structure on security matters. i also learned that things do not always go as planned. when they do not, it is vital to implement lessons learned in an effort to revamp them from happening again. i consider it an honor to have served with the panel members. and staff. shares a combined experience of almost 170 years in law forced to repeat. the panel report reflects the independent views of the panel, based upon the best professional judgment,- experience, and analysis of best practices informed
in an environment -- in an environment where uncertainty permeates, the necessary collaborative effort necessary in our country to ensure the safety and security of our american lives, it is also a necessary certainty we honor and protect the memories of those citizens with dignity and respect. agent for almost 35 years, my life continues to be dedicated to contributing to improving american security. asad the honor of serving director of the united states secret service under presidents bush...
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. , educationedicare and environment. i want to make the point, we have not seen anything come and the speaker said some things to the press. we do not know what the particulars are of his bill. we heard members of his caucus has said we will only extended for six weeks, but we insist the government be shut down. well, we do not know what that is. that is just what some of you tell us came out of our caucus -- out of their caucus. we do not know about paul ryan's government. open why should the mac and people be held hostage while we have a debate while we negotiate? six weeks is the length of the cr, should government be shut down for all that time? that would be very wrong and instructive. let's see what it is and take it one step at a time him and i hope it is something we can support. until we see what it is, we do not know what it is. yes. >> are you saying that -- [indiscernible] are you saying in general you would not support a six-week increase in the debt ceiling unless you have a guaranteed that the government w
. , educationedicare and environment. i want to make the point, we have not seen anything come and the speaker said some things to the press. we do not know what the particulars are of his bill. we heard members of his caucus has said we will only extended for six weeks, but we insist the government be shut down. well, we do not know what that is. that is just what some of you tell us came out of our caucus -- out of their caucus. we do not know about paul ryan's government. open why should the...
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participation and the ability of women to do their work enable them to be more secure in an insecure environment and also to create stability in their country. >> one of the really important reasons, of course, is that if you leave half of the population out of the economy, then you're not going to have a very successful economy. so when women are included in economic life and actually afghanistan women especially are entrepreneurial. i've learned a lot of great stories, the woman who started the furniture business early on right after the taliban left kabul and became so successful as the furniture builder and furniture sales nan three men, cobblers, came to her and said, will you help us build a shoe company? she said, no, but my daughter is available to help you. so she said i'll give you a loan to start. but you have to pay me back. so now her daughter is in the shoe-making business with three men who, three cobblers who -- who wanted her help in being able to build a business. all of that is really important. and afghan women are working right now. and lots of different businesses all acros
participation and the ability of women to do their work enable them to be more secure in an insecure environment and also to create stability in their country. >> one of the really important reasons, of course, is that if you leave half of the population out of the economy, then you're not going to have a very successful economy. so when women are included in economic life and actually afghanistan women especially are entrepreneurial. i've learned a lot of great stories, the woman who...
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a look at the environment, disasters and the gulf coast. then a summit on gun violence from john hopkins university. later, a debate on the hurricane sandy relief bill. after the sandy hook elementary school shootings president obama created a task force headed by vice president biden to make new recommendations to curve gun violence. the president will unveil the proposals wednesday, live coverage starts at 11:45 eastern. next, a discussion on issues impacting the gulf coast including natural disasters and a look back at hurricane sandy. we'll hear from the director of the geeological survey. this is an hour. >> our next guest brings home many issues of cascading disasters and municipal events impacting -- multiple events impacting the gulf coast. we are aware of wide range of issues, ranging from hurricanes and the impacts they have on -- the storm impacts, the deepwater horizons bill. today's speakers on this panel are marcia who is the director of the gioological survey. jerome zeringue who is the executive director of the coast of prot
a look at the environment, disasters and the gulf coast. then a summit on gun violence from john hopkins university. later, a debate on the hurricane sandy relief bill. after the sandy hook elementary school shootings president obama created a task force headed by vice president biden to make new recommendations to curve gun violence. the president will unveil the proposals wednesday, live coverage starts at 11:45 eastern. next, a discussion on issues impacting the gulf coast including natural...